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We Can’t Abandon Myth (opens the original)
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Because She Could Not Stop for Death (opens the original)
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You could say that the story of this goddess is a tale of obsession.And, after multiple retellings of the story over the years, you could say I’m obsessed with this goddess myself.Honestly, in a collective moment that equates worth with productivity and values individual achievement over collective benefit, we all could stand to spend some time learning from Tailtiu.Tailtiu is the queen and goddess who cleared the forests of Ireland for agriculture but didn’t live to see the first planting.Her s
Please Make Me a Student of the Subtle (opens the original)
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“We work on the subtle to impact the material.”On Labor Day, I was mowing the lawn, listening to Chani Nicholas’s week ahead for those with a Sagittarius rising. (Yes, yes: the ultimate “tell me you’re in your mid-40s and live in the Hudson Valley” energy.) She ended the episode with this:“Remember, Virgo is a sign of the witch because the witch knows how to align themselves with the natural laws of creation, and that’s how we make magic. We work on the subtle to impact the material.”<p
First, I asked for joy. And then... (opens the original)
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First, I asked for joy.Then, I asked for a puppy.These, my friends, are the prayers of a 47-year-old woman who knows that a puppy can’t fix everything, but who also holds out the hope that a puppy will repair some things and at least soften others.We dog people know this: unspeakable chaos demons that they can be, puppies bring joy. And when you’re totally exhausted, when all the feelings are closer to the surface, when it’s all the harder because there&
Gathering: Born of the Belly of the Earth (opens the original)
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The sovereignty goddess is the land itself.The sovereignty goddess is the earth made flesh.The sovereignty goddess is the one who connects the otherworld to this one and ensures that the two are always held in balance.So, where do sovereignty goddesses come from? From the belly of the earth, of course.But how are they born? Who catches them? Who raises them? Well, I’ve got a story about that…At this weekend’s Myth Workers’ Hearth gathering, I shared a bit of my own Myth Work. By that, I mean tha
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